Today’s Cinderella spotlight is on the princess herself- meet senior EMMA DAHLIN, who plays the title role!

Why theatre?

“I do theatre because I have always had an incredible passion for it. I love how far a role can take you, while remembering you are still yourself. It is exceptionally rewarding throughout the whole process of auditions, rehearsals, and performances. I love every part of it.”

Why Cinderella?

“Cinderella will forever be a classic and timeless story. It speaks to the child within all of us, the child that dreams without limits.”

Emma’s Experience with Theatre:

Emma began in Glass Theatre before she was even a student! She played a Party Child/Mother Ginger Child in The Nutcracker for four years. Since then, she has appeared in Liberty Smith as a Colonist/French Courtier, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat as a Wife/Pharaoh Girl, The Children’s Hour as Mary Tilford, Pirates of Penzance as a Maiden, Little Women as a Troll/Ensemble, Eurydice as Eurydice, and Pippin as Catherine. She has also spent time backstage as Props Master for 45 Seconds from Broadway and Stage Manager for Bang Bang You’re Dead. Outside of Glass, Emma has worked with Liberty University several times, portraying Amaryllis in The Music Man, Young Jane in Jane Eyre, and a Corny Collins Fan in Hairspray. She played Liza Barret in Simple Gift at Mill Mountain Theatre, a Young Ape in Tarzan at Alluvion Stage Company, and a Ballet Dancer in The King And I at Sweet Briar College.

More About Emma:

“I have been a varsity football cheerleader at Glass for two years and was a captain this past year. I had such a blast because it combines being on a sports team with performing!”

Over the next couple weeks, I will be featuring specific cast, crew, and orchestra members from Cinderella on the blog. The spotlight today is on senior ROB DENDY, who plays Prince Charming!

Rob Dendy – Prince Charming – Cinderella – Glass Theatre

Why theatre?

“Theatre provides me a release from the “real world.” Having the opportunity to leave my own life and tune out earthly distractions through performing is incredibly liberating, especially for a very restless and distractible teenager.”

Why Cinderella?

“Cinderella appeals to every age group, because everyone is capable of dreaming. To me, it’s an inspirational story that proves life is what you make of it; we all have control of our attitude.”

Rob’s Experience with Theatre:

Rob is no stranger to the E.C. Glass stage(s). His first role of Young Tommy in the rock opera Tommy was in 2003! Since then, he has appeared in The Nutcracker for four years as a Party Child, The Nutcracker one year as Fritz, The Music Man as Winthrop, A Midsummer Night’s Dream as a Sprite, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat as Benjamin, The Pirates of Penzance as a Pirate, Lysistrata as an Athenian male, and Bang Bang You’re Dead as the Shadow. Rob also played Billy Ray in The Academy of Fine Arts’s On Golden Pond.

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